UC Berkeley Decision

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>“but when I visited it I though how much of a shame it was for such a prestigious school to look like garbage”</p>

<p>I like to look at it as more of a mature beauty. =)
Seriously though, I think the school is beautiful. To each his own I guess.</p>

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<p>^ I honestly think half the town smells like ****… -___-
…but the campus is really beautiful and has a lot of character!</p>

23

<p>no…yeah the campus is beautiful</p>

<p>the surrounding area is what i was referring to as ‘garbage’ </p>

<p>…and that is where we would potentially be spending most of our time</p>

24

<p>pinker, your dilemma between Cal and UCLA and my dilemma between Cal and USC is something worthy of a sit-down+pot of coffee+pack of smokes. Like a really intense discussion. haha.</p>

25

<p>to those of you who want to get rejected to cal… why not just dont open the letter?</p>

26

<p>then Cal will be this Thursday at 5PM???</p>

27

<p>it came out at like 12:something pm last year.</p>

28

<p>Well, for me Berkeley is a better choice because it offers many courses of my interest than UCLA does.
Anywayz, good luck on Berkeley!</p>

29

<p>If I get into Cal, I will TOTALLY need a stay-up-all-night-getting-high-and-talking a la Kerouac’s On the Road. For years and years I thought I would choose Cal over any other school without a second thought. </p>

<p>And then I got into UCLA. </p>

<p>Now . . . I’m not so sure. In my mind Cal is in a better location, has slightly better name recognition / prestige, is much more convenient in terms of how far I’ll be from my family, and just has that aura of “my dream school” surrounding it. But now if I actually get in, I’ll have extensive campus visits, researching, asking around, begging for info, etc. deciding between the two ahead of me. But if I am rejected . . . decision made. Easy. No turning down amazing schools that 10 years down the road I might realize I wouldda-shouldda-couldda attended. I will be absolutely ecstatic to get into Cal (and actually WANT to live in Berkeley rather than LA–does that make me a complete freak?) . . . BUT, there’s still that but.</p>

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<p>Cal is in a better location?</p>

<p>What kind of crack are you on? Berkeley < Westwood. lol</p>

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<p>Oh no, better location for me. I’m in the Sacramento area and don’t like flying, so . . .</p>

32

<p>lol oh okay. bout to say…</p>

33

<p>Yeah to be honest I was kind of let down by the city of Berkeley when I visited. Seriously did not live up to my expectations, which were already pretty low. :(</p>

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<p>westwood < la jolla :)</p>

35

<p>^ tru, tru</p>

36

<p>I love the Berkeley area. It’s a very raw and real place. It’s a huge melting pot of cultures and it’s a place where no one really judges others. I love it. It might be pretty dirty with some homeless here and there, but I don’t mind at all.</p>

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<p>i didn’t realize how *conservative *I was until I spent a day in Berkeley…</p>

<p>i felt like such a prude :(:(:(</p>

38

<p>la jolla > westwood > cal </p>

<p>im totally for ucla and my mind is made up, but then again i always hate making decisions :frowning: </p>

<p>good luck to everyone! man, cal isnt as exciting as ucla though lol… it doesnt have the crazyyyy threads and hype which made it so much more exciting! A lot of people wanted to go to ucla this year</p>

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<p>I keep thinking I’m gonna get a big fat REJECT from Cal…I’m so anxious :(</p>

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<p>“(Berkeley is) … a place where no one really judges others.”</p>

<p>you’re kidding… right?</p>

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<p>@ grey… INDEED!</p>